September 4, 2007 Bridge victims remembered at service

An interfaith service of healing was held Aug. 5 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Minneapolis after the collapse on Aug. 1 of the Interstate 35 West bridge over the Mississippi River. As of Aug. 10, the death toll was eight.

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September 4, 2007 Cardinal avoids testifying in U.S. sex abuse lawsuits

The archdiocese of Los Angeles’ agreement to a $660 million US clergy abuse settlement will amount to $1.3 million for each plaintiff, and it prevents Roger Cardinal Mahoney, the archbishop of the Roman Catholic diocese, from having to testify on the issue.

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September 4, 2007 PWRDF aids flood victims in Bangladesh

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has contributed to relief efforts concerning the conflict in the Gaza Strip in the Middle East and in areas of Bangladesh that have seen widespread flooding. PWRDF sent...

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September 4, 2007 Spy accusation forces vicar to flee Iraq

An Anglican vicar who was working to secure the release of five British hostages in Iraq fled the country on July 11 after being denounced as a spy.

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September 4, 2007 Churches differ over reading of document

The Vatican’s top official for Christian unity has rejected criticism that an official Roman Catholic document will hinder dialogue because of its statement that Protestant denominations are not churches “in the proper sense.”

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September 4, 2007 We want your photos

The Anglican Journal wants to showcase the best of its readers’ photographs through its Web site, www.anglicanjournal.com. Each month, the Journal will invite submissions based on a particular theme. The goal is to tell stories...

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September 4, 2007 Native artifacts on the move

The Dundas Collection, featuring First Nations objects from the 18th and 19th centuries, is on display at Toronto’s Art Gallery of Ontario until Oct. 7. Much of the collection was given up as part of the conversion by native...

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September 4, 2007 But never, never on a Sunday ...

Two quite different books on the history of Christianity are the subject of this month’s review.

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September 4, 2007 Church music institute offers new concert program

Canada’s venerable Summer Institute of Church Music is branching out into the rest of the year with a new program aimed at developing an individual congregation’s musical life – an engaging, humorous evening that is both seminar...

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September 4, 2007 Winning hymn inspired by Algoma diocese’s motto

Anglican musician Jane Best was a winner in a recent hymn competition centered on an unusual area – songs for congregation unaccompanied by instruments or choir.Pepperdine University, based in Malibu, Calif., chose to focus on...

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